My springtime Moscow commute from Kuzminki - I always exited the metro at Kithai Gorod instead of the nearest station to work so that I could walk across Red Square and over the bridge to the office. Took my breath away every day.

Spiral, I know what you mean! I sometimes do the same thing on various routes. I think, for me at least, it helps to put all the little work-related annoyances into perspective. Photocopier jammed again? Who cares - that building there is where Bulgakov lived and worked.